Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Stroll the Cemetery: Summer 2012

Residing so close to the Allegheny Cemetery is a really wonderful thing. It's such a quiet place, and a semi-haunting place, to walk through. After our walk through of the Frick grounds, Allie and I parted after checking out a couple shops on Butler. Instead of walking back up the hill to Bloomfield through Lawrenceville, I took a leisurely stroll through the cemetery to Penn Ave. I'm going to make an effort to visit the cemetery each season coming up, to gather a collection of photos showing this beautiful place in its different states. Here is the summer series. (Sadly, they are a bit crappy because of that dead damn cellphone camera. Oh well.)

I have a weird fascination with graves that contain my name.

Downtown peeking through the cemetery trees.

The pyramid boobs. Best mausoleum, ever.

Doing a little clicking around on the Allegheny Cemetery website, I've learned that the cemetery has an app for Android phones loaded with tours. I'm downloading it now so I can test it out next time I find myself strolling the cemetery.

Everything Better Pittsburgh

I'm Allison. I grew up in Pittsburgh, went to college here, and then shipped off to Boston for five years where I learned just how awesome Pittsburgh is. I moved back in July 2010 and live in Bloomfield with two very odd black cats. I'm surrounded by friends who inspire me and a city that makes my heart race, skip beats, and swell. Toward the end of my time there, my friends in Boston started to call me "Everything Better Pittsburgh." I can't help it. It's a simple, undeniable truth.